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Gaza – Stateless, Leaderless, Mindless and Powerless
“A humanitarian crisis” is how the Arab League described Gaza as it was plunged into darkness when its only power plant was shut down three days after Israel ceased the delivery of fuel supplies to the trouble-plagued territory. Fuel supplies have now been resumed but continued supply is certain to be disrupted.
The fuel stoppage –… »
Has the Palestine Liberation Organisation Lost the Plot – or Missed the Boat?
Instead of immediately entering into negotiations with Israel – the promised outcome of the recent Annapolis meeting called by President Bush – the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has wasted the past two weeks demanding Israel totally cease all current building activities in the West Bank as a condition of those negotiations proceeding.
This delaying tactic… »
Clinton,carter,condoleezza and Candour
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack revealed this week that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been talking to ex-Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton about their experiences in trying to negotiate peace between Israel and its Arab enemies.
Carter successfully brokered a peace treaty at Camp David in 1978 between Egypt and Israel, which… »
Liberating the Palestine Liberation Organisation
For better or for worse Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) are the parties that will – for the next 12 months – be negotiating the resolution of sovereignty in the West Bank with a view to ultimately creating a new independent Arab State between Israel and Jordan. These identical parties have been… »
Has President Bush’s Vision Succumbed to Reality?
President Bush appears to have abandoned any hope of creating a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan.
His closest confidante – the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice – suggested as much when she made this blunt observation after her visit to the Middle East this past week:
“I spent a lot of time on… »
His Beatitude’s Attitude Leaves Bush With No Latitude
President Bush must be aghast at the call for the rejection of Israel as the Jewish State made by the top Roman Catholic clergyman in Israel – His Beatitude Michel Sabbah Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. His statement mirrors similar views recently expressed by Mahmoud Abbas – Chairman of the PLO and President of the… »
Bush and Rice Revel With the Devil
Annapolis has come and gone but what happened there guarantees that the next 12 months of negotiations to implement the Bush two-state solution will end up going nowhere – just like the fruitless negotiations conducted over the last four years.
Annapolis clearly confirmed that these on-going negotiations with Israel will be undertaken by the Palestine… »
Annapolis – Wedding or Disaster of the Year?
Best Man – President George Bush – and Matron of Honour – Condoleezza Rice – are becoming increasingly frustrated as the reluctant bride – Israel – and a very impatient groom – the Palestinian Authority – continue haggling over the substantial dowry the groom is demanding from the bride’s family before the wedding of the… »